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אחר

Strong’s: H309 · H3186

Associated OET lemmas: אָחַר

Other spellings: יחר

Notes: Passage: OET SA2 20:5
MT-Q | MT-K qal

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: אָחֹור · אַחֵר · אַחַר · אַחֲרֹון · אַחֲרִית · אֲחֹרַנִּית

Sense 1: to be delayed, to linger, to be slow, to tarry

Semantic domains: Delay (002003003007)

Core domains: Stage (168)

Definition: = process by which an event happens later than expected

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Show passage in OET: JDG 5:28

OET-RV JDG 5:28

⇔  28 Sisera’s mother looked out the window.
⇔ She peered through the lattice, crying out,
⇔ ‘Why is his chariot so slow to return?
⇔ Why are the hoofbeats of his chariots delayed?’

OET-LV JDG 5:28

28 Through the_window she _looked _down and_ the _mother _of Şīşərāʼ _she _lamented through the_window-lattice why chariot _of_his has _it _delayed to_come why the _hoof-beats _of his _chariots _of_his have _they _delayed.

Show passage in OET: ISA 46:13

OET-RV ISA 46:13

13 I’ve brought my righteousness near—it’s not far away,
⇔ ≈ and my salvation won’t delay.
⇔ I’ll rescue Tsiyon (Zion)
⇔ and display my splendour to Yisrael (Israel).

OET-LV ISA 46:13

13 I _have _brought _near righteousness _of_my not it _is _far _away and_salvation _of_my not it _will _delay and_I _will _give in_Tsiyyōn/(Zion) salvation to_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) splendour _of_my.

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All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JDG: OET JDG 5:28

ISA: OET ISA 46:13

HAB: OET HAB 2:3

Sense 2: to delay, to linger, to stay, to be slow

Semantic domains: Delay (002003003007)

Core domains: Stage (168)

Definition: = action by which humans or deities perform an event later than expected

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel; vbhif-

Show passage in OET: GEN 32:5

OET-RV GEN 32:4

4 instructing them, “This is what you’ll say to my master, to Esav: ‘This is what your servant Ya’akov says, “I have been staying with Uncle Lavan (Laban) and have remained there until now.

OET-LV GEN 32:5

5  And_he/it _commanded DOM_them to_say thus you(pl)_will _say to_master _of_my to_ˊĒsāv thus servant _of_your Yaˊₐqoⱱ he _says with Lāⱱān I _have _sojourned and_I _have _delayed until now.

Show passage in OET: GEN 34:19

OET-RV GEN 34:19

19 so Shekem didn’t delay implementing the plan because he was the most honoured son in his father’s household, and he was so delighted with Ya’akov’s daughter.

OET-LV GEN 34:19

19 And_not the _young_man he _delayed for_doing the_thing if/because he _delighted in_the _daughter _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_he was_honoured from_all the _household _of his/its_father.

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All 12 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 32:4 · OET GEN 34:19

DEU: OET DEU 7:10 · OET DEU 23:21

SA2: OET SA2 20:5

PSA: OET PSA 40:17 · OET PSA 70:5 · OET PSA 127:2

PRO: OET PRO 23:30

ECC: OET ECC 5:4

ISA: OET ISA 5:11

DAN: OET DAN 9:19

Sense 3: to delay (someone else)

Semantic domains: Delay (002003003007)

Core domains: Stage (168)

Definition: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to perform an event later than expected

Forms: vbpiel

Show passage in OET: GEN 24:56

OET-RV GEN 24:56

56 “Don’t detain me,” he told them, “since Yahweh has made my journey successful. Send me off so that I can return to my master.”

OET-LV GEN 24:56

56 And_he/it _said to_them do _not delay DOM_me and_YHWH he _has _made _successful journey _of_my send_me _away so_that _I _may _go to_master _of_my.

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Sense 4: to withhold, to hold back

Semantic domains: Possess (002003002020)

Core domains: Possession (128)

Definition: = to keep something to oneself, refusing to give it to someone else

Antonyms: נתן

Show passage in OET: EXO 22:28

OET-RV EXO 22:29

29 You mustn’t fail to give me the best parts of the grain that you harvest, or the best olive oil or wine that you produce.
¶ You must give your firstborn sons to me,

OET-LV EXO 22:28

28  Produce _of_your _full and_juice _of_your not you _must _delay the _firstborn _of your(pl)_sons _of_your you _will _give to/for_me.

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